Evaluated renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitor drugs and their maximum doses, listed in descending order of observed frequency at index: lisinopril, 40 mg; losartan, 100 mg; valsartan ...

Higher serum aldosterone levels among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are independently associated with an increased risk for CKD progression and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) regardless ...

Primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) is a rare cause of low-renin hypertension in childhood. Only rarely in children does PHA result from an adrenal adenoma (ATA), in which cases the hypertension is cured ...

A steroid hormone called aldosterone is linked to an increased risk of kidney failure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the European Heart Journal [1] ...

A drug that has been used to slow progression of kidney and cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes may also help people with chronic kidney disease who do not have diabetes, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aldosterone is associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease progression and the development of ...

Occurrence of HER2 amplification in EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma with acquired resistence to EGFR-TKIs. Predictors of survival for younger patients (pts) less than 50 years of age with non-small ...

A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports investigated the effects of acute transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on serum aldosterone levels. Psychological stress is one of ...